Where does “celebration of life” come from?
celebration of life (English) comes from English celebration, from Old French celebration, from Latin celebratio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
celebration of life (English): A memorial service focusing on the positive aspects of a dead person's life rather than on mourning the person's death
Definitions
- A memorial service focusing on the positive aspects of a dead person's life rather than on mourning the person's death
Ancestry of “celebration of life”, step by step
celebration of life traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English celebration
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | celebration | The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as... |
| 2 | Old French | celebration | — |
| 3 | Latin | celebratio | a concourse, large assemblage; a festival,... |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English life
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | life | The state of organisms preceding their death,... |
| 2 | Middle English | lyf | life |
| 3 | Old English | līf | life, existence; life-time |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | līb | body; life |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |